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Section 1-109 Standard of proof

[Text of section added by 2008, 521, Sec. 9 effective July 1, 2011. See 2008, 521, Sec. 44.]

Section 1-109. [Standard of Proof.]

In contested cases, the standard of proof is a preponderance of the evidence.